

Muscat: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced the preliminary voter lists for the fourth-term Municipal Council elections, scheduled for 2026, with a total of 722,170 registered voters, including 356,562 women.
The lists are available through the ‘Intikhab’ application and the official elections website, elections.om.
A total of 21,221 new voters were added to the electoral register during the current registration period, reflecting the expansion of the voter database ahead of the upcoming elections.
The announcement comes as preparations advance for the fourth-term elections, with voting scheduled for December 27 for voters inside Oman and December 20 for those outside the Sultanate.
The ministry had earlier announced the final list of 763 candidates, including 15 women, contesting the municipal council seats. The preliminary list had initially included 803 candidates, including 16 women.
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